L.A. Confidential was perhaps the darkest Hollywood film of the 1990s, with a tense plot and complex characters. The two-hour movie was a little short after watching it in one breath. The reason the movie is "black" is that there isn't a single positive character in the general sense. As the main characters, Ed Eckersley (Gay Pearce) is bent on climbing; Jack Vincennes (Kay Pearce) Spacey (played by Spacey) only cares about the limelight in order to be on TV; Bud White (played by Russell Crowe) has a rough temperament and only believes in violence and punishment; Captain Smith (played by James Cromwell) is amiable and caring for his subordinates on the surface. In fact, it is the big black hand behind the scenes, trying to take black and white. As a cop movie, it's interesting to start this way: one cop after another is detailed without introducing a single villain. At the end of the film, we realize that these police officers are enough to form the main body of the story. There are no standardized police officers who maintain justice, but there are real gangsters among them. Exley is undoubtedly the first male protagonist in the film, and he is also a key person who carries the film's ideas. He is very pure at the beginning of the film, does not understand the world, and believes that there is absolute justice. Captain Smith asked him if there was insufficient evidence to identify someone as a criminal, if he would be shot to prevent lawyers from excusing him in court. His answer is no, because he believes that the law can represent justice and the police should strictly abide by the law. But later, he slowly learned to use the means, and slowly realized that the purpose is the most important, and the process does not matter. In order to pursue the truth, he successively cooperated with two police officers, Vincennes and White, whom he did not like, and resorted to force and coercion. In the end, he found that Captain Smith was the truth he was looking for, but the evidence was obviously insufficient, and he chose the method he thought would never be used: shot and killed Captain Smith from the back. The truth has been found and justice has been done, but in the process, a pure heart has been irreparably destroyed. Everyone was pure in the beginning, not only Axley, but White and Vincennes as well. Through their confessions, we can see their original intention of choosing to be a police officer. White told his woman in bed that he had witnessed and endured severe domestic violence as a child, and that he became a police officer to protect all those who were incapable of protecting themselves, especially women. The woman heard him and thought he was great. Eckersley's confession is also very touching: he lobbied Vincennes and his partner to investigate the truth, he said that his father was also a policeman, and he was killed by the bandits in the line of duty, and the bandits escaped, and he became a policeman to not let go any one who wants to escape Bad guys punished by law. Then he asked Vincennes why he became a policeman. Vincennes, who has always been an old fritter, was uncharacteristically silent this time. After a while, he answered "I don't remember" in a hoarse voice, and then he decided to help Aix profit. There is no doubt that Axley's confession moved Vincennes, awakening the purity and justice that had long lurked in him. He is reluctant to tell Axley, but we can see that his original intention is also very pure. He is ashamed of his current inaction, and he wants to help Axley to find his sense of justice, moral sense. Both of these confessions are infectious, and the listeners in the film are already applauding them. The ideals of our youth have been left far behind us; when we look back and pick them up one day, will we also become silent? When someone asks us, do we also say "I don't remember" in a hoarse voice? The destruction of human beings by growth is cruel and thorough. This is the source of the touchingness of these passages. When are ideals abandoned? It's ridiculous, in the pursuit of ideals. This discovery is really disappointing, maybe we are after something that does not exist. Take Exley, the central figure, who pursues the justice of his dreams, but in the end throws it away. After killing Captain Smith, he accepted the advice of the Los Angeles Police Department. Instead of revealing the police department's huge scandal that Captain Smith was having an affair with the underworld, he helped them fabricate the lie of Captain Smith's heroic death. The reason he did this was to get himself a promotion. Killing Smith and covering up the scandal marked Axley's reality. He clearly saw that the justice he had dreamed of did not exist, and instead of pursuing this, it was better to find some benefits for himself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film. There was the usual silence, and after a moment he answered in a husky voice "I don't remember", and then he decided to help Axley. There is no doubt that Axley's confession moved Vincennes, awakening the purity and justice that had long lurked in him. He is reluctant to tell Axley, but we can see that his original intention is also very pure. He is ashamed of his current inaction, and he wants to help Axley to find his sense of justice, moral sense. Both of these confessions are infectious, and the listeners in the film are already applauding them. The ideals of our youth have been left far behind us; when we look back and pick them up one day, will we also become silent? When someone asks us, do we also say "I don't remember" in a hoarse voice? The destruction of human beings by growth is cruel and thorough. This is the source of the touchingness of these passages. When are ideals abandoned? It's ridiculous, in the pursuit of ideals. This discovery is really disappointing, maybe we are after something that does not exist. Take Exley, the central figure, who pursues the justice of his dreams, but in the end throws it away. After killing Captain Smith, he accepted the advice of the Los Angeles Police Department. Instead of revealing the police department's huge scandal that Captain Smith was having an affair with the underworld, he helped them fabricate the lie of Captain Smith's heroic death. The reason he did this was to get himself a promotion. Killing Smith and covering up the scandal marked Axley's reality. He clearly saw that the justice he had dreamed of did not exist, and instead of pursuing this, it was better to find some benefits for himself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film. There was the usual silence, and after a moment he answered in a husky voice "I don't remember", and then he decided to help Axley. There is no doubt that Axley's confession moved Vincennes, awakening the purity and justice that had long lurked in him. He is reluctant to tell Axley, but we can see that his original intention is also very pure. He is ashamed of his current inaction, and he wants to help Axley to find his sense of justice, moral sense. Both of these confessions are infectious, and the listeners in the film are already applauding them. The ideals of our youth have been left far behind us; when we look back and pick them up one day, will we also become silent? When someone asks us, do we also say "I don't remember" in a hoarse voice? The destruction of human beings by growth is cruel and thorough. This is the source of the touchingness of these passages. When are ideals abandoned? It's ridiculous, in the pursuit of ideals. This discovery is really disappointing, maybe we are after something that does not exist. Take Exley, the central figure, who pursues the justice of his dreams, but in the end throws it away. After killing Captain Smith, he accepted the advice of the Los Angeles Police Department. Instead of revealing the police department's huge scandal that Captain Smith was having an affair with the underworld, he helped them fabricate the lie of Captain Smith's heroic death. The reason he did this was to get himself a promotion. Killing Smith and covering up the scandal marked Axley's reality. He clearly saw that the justice he had dreamed of did not exist, and instead of pursuing this, it was better to find some benefits for himself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film. Purity and justice. He is reluctant to tell Axley, but we can see that his original intention is also very pure. He is ashamed of his current inaction, and he wants to help Axley to find his sense of justice, moral sense. Both of these confessions are infectious, and the listeners in the film are already applauding them. The ideals of our youth have been left far behind us; when we look back and pick them up one day, will we also become silent? When someone asks us, do we also say "I don't remember" in a hoarse voice? The destruction of human beings by growth is cruel and thorough. This is the source of the touchingness of these passages. When are ideals abandoned? It's ridiculous, in the pursuit of ideals. This discovery is really disappointing, maybe we are after something that does not exist. Take Exley, the central figure, who pursues the justice of his dreams, but in the end throws it away. After killing Captain Smith, he accepted the advice of the Los Angeles Police Department. Instead of revealing the police department's huge scandal that Captain Smith was having an affair with the underworld, he helped them fabricate the lie of Captain Smith's heroic death. The reason he did this was to get himself a promotion. Killing Smith and covering up the scandal marked Axley's reality. He clearly saw that the justice he had dreamed of did not exist, and instead of pursuing this, it was better to find some benefits for himself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film. Purity and justice. He is reluctant to tell Axley, but we can see that his original intention is also very pure. He is ashamed of his current inaction, and he wants to help Axley to find his sense of justice, moral sense. Both of these confessions are infectious, and the listeners in the film are already applauding them. The ideals of our youth have been left far behind us; when we look back and pick them up one day, will we also become silent? When someone asks us, do we also say "I don't remember" in a hoarse voice? The destruction of human beings by growth is cruel and thorough. This is the source of the touchingness of these passages. When are ideals abandoned? It's ridiculous, in the pursuit of ideals. This discovery is really disappointing, maybe we are after something that does not exist. Take Exley, the central figure, who pursues the justice of his dreams, but in the end throws it away. After killing Captain Smith, he accepted the advice of the Los Angeles Police Department. Instead of revealing the police department's huge scandal that Captain Smith was having an affair with the underworld, he helped them fabricate the lie of Captain Smith's heroic death. The reason he did this was to get himself a promotion. Killing Smith and covering up the scandal marked Axley's reality. He clearly saw that the justice he had dreamed of did not exist, and instead of pursuing this, it was better to find some benefits for himself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film. Will we also become silent? When someone asks us, do we also say "I don't remember" in a hoarse voice? The destruction of human beings by growth is cruel and thorough. This is the source of the touchingness of these passages. When are ideals abandoned? It's ridiculous, in the pursuit of ideals. This discovery is really disappointing, maybe we are after something that does not exist. Take Exley, the central figure, who pursues the justice of his dreams, but in the end throws it away. After killing Captain Smith, he accepted the advice of the Los Angeles Police Department. Instead of revealing the police department's huge scandal that Captain Smith was having an affair with the underworld, he helped them fabricate the lie of Captain Smith's heroic death. The reason he did this was to get himself a promotion. Killing Smith and covering up the scandal marked Axley's reality. He clearly saw that the justice he had dreamed of did not exist, and instead of pursuing this, it was better to find some benefits for himself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film. Will we also become silent? When someone asks us, do we also say "I don't remember" in a hoarse voice? The destruction of human beings by growth is cruel and thorough. This is the source of the touchingness of these passages. When are ideals abandoned? It's ridiculous, in the pursuit of ideals. This discovery is really disappointing, maybe we are after something that does not exist. Take Exley, the central figure, who pursues the justice of his dreams, but in the end throws it away. After killing Captain Smith, he accepted the advice of the Los Angeles Police Department. Instead of revealing the police department's huge scandal that Captain Smith was having an affair with the underworld, he helped them fabricate the lie of Captain Smith's heroic death. The reason he did this was to get himself a promotion. Killing Smith and covering up the scandal marked Axley's reality. He clearly saw that the justice he had dreamed of did not exist, and instead of pursuing this, it was better to find some benefits for himself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film. The justice that I dreamed of does not exist. Instead of pursuing this, it is better to find some benefits for myself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film. The justice that I dreamed of does not exist. Instead of pursuing this, it is better to find some benefits for myself. Man, he is so mature. At the end of the film, Exley was awarded the honor, and the background music of the grand scene was cheerful, but the audience couldn't help but feel absurd. This is really typical dry black humor, cruel but true. Eckersley took out Captain Smith, but he used the method that Captain Smith taught him. He won beautifully, but his heart is gone, who can guarantee that the next team leader Smith will not be him? From this point of view, there is no winner in the "game", only the same role with the actor's name being changed back and forth, and it is Team Leader Smith's thought that wins. No one can break this "game", and everyone will be assimilated by this game in the end. This is what impressed me the most about the film "L.A. Confidential": it used a few people in their thirties to perform a black youth film.
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